She's The Winning Piece

Chapter 32: "..one of her best friends and best memory"

"An eating disorder?" Amelia asked, surprised.

I can't believe this, Ayisha looked really fit but chubby in cheeks. She only grew thinner since the last time I saw her.

I knew something was wrong! Fuck!

Her mum recognised Amelia cause from a look at Amelia in shock, you could tell.

"Yes. We just recently found out from a doctor's report a few weeks ago, when she was not in school" her mum told us.

"But how did she get that disorder?" Diana asked, confused. "Well, when Ayisha came home for the suspension. We weren't exactly the best parents at that time"

"She became lonely, stopped talking to us and her brothers too. When we see her, she'll be checking model like pictures, drinks for body fit and all"

"We didn't think it serious. We just thought it was a phase, you know just trying to keep fit"

"Her brother caught her purging out her food, we cautioned her but we didn't pay much attention to it"

"Later, we ended up with her diary. She hid well but we managed to find it. She wrote that people believed Amelia more cause she was popular and had the perfect  body fit"

"And she needed the fit to gain more friends. We were about all these things in her head"

"Another time, she wrote she developed an eating disorder but she couldn't tell us cause we'll freak"

"We immediately came to pick her up to run a test. We, her parents, felt bad for how we treated her"

"The doctor said she wasn't taking her pills and her sickness has become critical and terminal. She came to school to pack up and try to say goodbyes but, she was too scared"

"Last night, she sneaked out of the house due to her obsession of adding weight. She went for a night jog to burn out fat, we couldn't find her all over"

"A call came in to me that she was in the hospital, battling for her life but when I got there it was too late for any goodbyes"

"My daughter was gone already" she ended in tears. My face was filled with tears while Amelia ran out in fear, in tears too.

She felt guilt, she felt it was her fault but none of that matters cause Ayisha's dead now.

"I'm so sorry for your loss ma" Diana lets her mum and her dad, then she leaves in tears too.

I'm still in tears. "You must be Jas, right?" her mum asked. I nodded, while cleaning my tears.

"Oh, she really liked you. You were one of her best friends and best memory. Just know that and don't cry dear" she stands up to hug me.

"Thank you. That meant a lot" I smile amidst the tears and hug her back.

***

I don't even know how many days I've been crying, Rick's been by my side throughout.

Amelia hasn't been speaking to anyone, she's traumatised. Diana's just mourning but she was not all that close with Ayisha.

"Babe, it's enough. You've been crying for days" he lets me, placing my head on his chest as I cry more on him.

I've stained his shirt with tears but he wouldn't mind. I love him, I swear.

"I don't know how to stop. Ayisha didn't deserve that" I Saul more.

"No one ever does. But everything just happens, the thing is just to move on and stay calm for your own health" he pecks my forehead.

I nod on his chest as I wipe my tears with a tissue near me. Ring! Ring! "Babe, please help me get my phone" I tell him.

"Sure" he smiles and help me get it. "Who is it?" I groan. "It's says Antonio" he replies, confused.

"Oh shit! What's today?" I stand up from his shirt, instantly. "Uh... the 16th" he replied. "No babe, like what day today is" I ask.

"Friday?" he says. "Shit! Shit! Shit! I'm supposed to see my brother today" I say in annoyance. How did I forgot?

"Wait.. I'm confused. I thought your brother died?" he says to me in confused.

"Uh well. Antonio was a betrayer and all but now, I need him. I'll explain later" I say in rush.

I get up and quickly get dressed, I want to wear the black dress I wore to Ayisha's burial but I chose a blue dress with converse shoes.

I pack my hair in a ponytail and put on light makeup. "Babe? You alright?" I ask him cause he's just staring.

"I'm trying to process these things. I want to stay mad at you but you look so hot" his frown changes to a smirk.

"Aw. You can't stay mad at me babe. I drive you nuts" I smirk at him and jump on him to peck his lips.

"Yeah you do" he kisses me. "Okay okay. That's enough. My lipgloss would get stained. Babe, come drop me off, please?" I thrown him the puppy dog eyes.

"You know I can't say no to you" he smirks and literally carries me to his car.